The Bluffton University Arts and Lecture program provides an opportunity for shared academic and cultural experiences among faculty, staff, and students across departments and disciplines. Lectures present ideas, issues, and problems significant for general education and society at large.
All undergraduate students are expected to earn a total of 2 credits by graduation. Students earn ½ an academic credit for every 15 Arts and Lecture events they attend. At least 1/3 of the Arts and Lecture Credit earned must be from attendance at Tuesday morning Forums.
Students do not register for Arts and Lecture Credit, nor will they be charged for this credit (if it is fulfilled prior to fulfilling all graduation requirements).
Seniors need to complete this requirement two weeks before graduation in order to receive their diploma at graduation.
SPRING 2013 FORUM EVENTS
Tuesdays at 11 a.m.
Founders Hall (unless otherwise noted)
(Information will be updated as it is available)
|
Month |
Date |
Location |
Event title |
|
January |
8 |
Founders |
"Teaching Our Machines" - Nathan Sommer |
| 15 | No Forum | ||
| 22 | Founders 11 a.m. |
MLK Day forum - Dafina Lazarus Stewart | |
| 22 | Yoder 7:30 p.m. |
Keeney Peace Lecture - "Peacemaking and Technology: The Good, The Bad and Redemption-in-Progress" - Tim Nafziger | |
| 29 | Founders | "Studying Off-campus: Students' Reflections from their Semester in DC, Nashville and Belgium" | |
| February | 5 | Founders | 2012 Presidential Leadership Lecture - Murli Buluswar, Bluffton class of 1991 |
| 12 | Founders | Smucker Lecture - "Ethics and Integrity in the Age of Social Media" - Danielle Smith | |
| 19 | Founders | Student Senate Presidential Debate | |
| 26 | Founders | C. Henry Smith lecture: "'Bearing Witness' as Peacemaking: A New Martyrs Mirror for the Twenty-First Century?" - John Roth | |
| March | 5 | SPRING BREAK - NO FORUM | |
| 12 | Founders | "Emerging from Facebook: Community, Justice and Religion in the Digital Age" - Phil Snider | |
| 19 | Founders | "Prisons: Not Just for the Criminal" - Cyneatha Millsaps | |
| 26 | Founders | English Festival - "Composting: Some Thoughts on the Writing and Reading Life" - Rebecca McClanahan | |
| April | 2 | Yoder | Women's Day - "Films from the Early Women's Liberation Movement" - Julia Reichert |
| 9 | Founders | Civic Engagement Forum - "Curating Identity" - Trevor Bechtel & Carrie Phillips | |
| 16 | Yoder | Athletic Awards Forum | |
| 23 | Yoder | Academic Awards Forum | |
SPRING ARTS EVENTS
Expect arts events to last 1.5–2 hours To receive credit, you must attend the entire event.
|
Month |
Date |
Time |
Location |
Event |
|
January |
1/31/13 |
7:30 p.m. |
Yoder |
Artist Series: Alexander Schimp, pianist |
| February | 2/17/13 | 2:30 p.m. | Yoder | Winter Instrumental Concert |
| March | 3/17/13 | 2:30 p.m. | Yoder | Camerata Home Concert |
| 3/21/13 | 7:30 p.m. | Yoder | Artist Series: Peter Jankovic Ensemble - $5.00 charge for students | |
| April | 4/12/13 | 7:30 p.m. | Founders | Pops Concert |
| 4/20/13 | 6 p.m. | Yoder | Gospel Choir Concert | |
| 4/25/13 | 7:30 p.m. | Yoder | Artist Series: Toledo Symphony Orchestra - $5.00 charge for students | |
| May | 5/1/13 | 7:30 p.m. | Yoder | May Day Musical - Dress rehearsal - "Songs for a New World" |
| 5/2,3&4/13 | 7:30 p.m. | Yoder | May Day Musical - "Songs for a New World" | |
*Seating is limited. Tickets are required for Artist Series, Christmas Choral and May Day musical. Reserve/purchase your tickets online.
SPRING
FRIDAY COLLOQUIA
4 p.m., Stutzman Lecture Hall, Centennial Hall
| Month | Date | Time | Name/Title | |
| January | 11 | 4 p.m. | "Adventures in Mapping: Discovering Bluffton with Open-source Tools" - Ross Kauffman, PhD | |
| 25 | 4 p.m. | "Literacy, Bilingualism and Diglossia: A Case Study in Rural Botswana" - Kate Spike, MA | ||
| February | 8 | 4 p.m. | "Organizations in Transition" - Karen Klassen Harder, PhD | |
| 22 | 4 p.m. | "Lecturing down the Dnipro: A Semester in Ukraine" - Perry Bush, PhD | ||
| March | 15 | 4 p.m. | "One Hundred Cups: Sips of Art and Life" - Gregg Luginbuhl, MFA | |
| April | 5 | 4 p.m. | "Imprisoned Maidens or Audacious Feminists? Reconsidering Nuns in Nineteenth-century Germany" - Martina Cucciara | |
| 19 | 4 p.m. | "Temporary Labor and Financial Performance: An Industry-wide Perspective from US Manufacturing" - Jason Swartzlander, PhD | ||
Bluffton University students, faculty, or staff who wish to propose an additional event for arts and lecture credit should contact Lamar Nisly, Ph.D., associate dean of academic affairs. Include in the proposal a brief rationale as to why the event should count for arts and lecture credit. As they are approved, additional events will appear at this site.
ADDITIONAL EVENTS
This list will be updated regularly with new events
| Month | Date | Time | Event/ Title/ Location |
| January | 21 | 7 p.m. |
"Martin Luther King Jr. : The Man and His Dream!" - Multicultural Affairs - Stutzman Lecture Hall |
| February | 8 | 7:15 p.m. | "Making Peace with God's Creation- Part One" - Dr. Sam Hamilton-Poore - Yoder |
| 9 | 2 p.m. | "Making Peace with God's Creation: Part Two" - Dr. Sam Hamilton-Poore - Yoder | |
| 10 | 1:30 p.m. | Theatre of the Beat: "Gadfly" - Ramseyer Auditorium | |
| 15 | 7:30 p.m. | "Whale Rider" - Jo Pannabecker - Stutzman Lecture Hall | |
|
16 |
6:30 p.m. | "International Fashion and Variety Show" - International Connection - The Commons | |
| 17 | 7-9 p.m. | "Mac and Cheese again Tonight?" - Alumni - Houshower House | |
| 18 | 8 p.m. | "Molecules to Mozzarella: The Chemistry of Cheese" - Dr. Michael Tunick - Kreider Room | |
| 27 | 7 p.m. | Alpha Phi Alpha (BGSU) STOMP Group - Founders Hall | |
| 28 | 8 a.m.-11 a.m. | "Growing Up Wild" - Kreider Room | |
| March | 11 | 9:19 p.m. | "Outside of the Classroom: Panel Discussion" - The Commons |
| 12 | 9:19 p.m. | "Sex Discussed Here" - Yoder Recital Hall | |
| 13 | 4 p.m. | Poetry Reading - Becca J.R. Lachman - Library Reading Room - POSTPONED - Likely to April 3 or 4 | |
| 13 | 9:19 p.m. | "Keep Calm and Keep Talking: Safe Spaces Event" - Kreider Room | |
| 14 | 8 p.m. | "Weaving Life" - Johnathan Larson - Stutzman Lecture Hall | |
| 14 | 9:19 p.m. | "In the Dark about Sex" - Founders Hall | |
| 17 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. | "We're not in Mayberry anymore, Opie" - Alumni in Graduate School- Houshower House | |
| 18 | 9:00 p.m. | "Indescribable" - film and discussion - Campus Ministries - Spiritual Life Week - Stutzman | |
| 20 | 9:30 p.m. | "Why I hate Religion but love Jesus" - video and discussion - Campus Ministries - Spiritual Life Week - Stutzman | |
| 26 | 7:00-10:00 p.m. | "Alcohol Safety" - PALS&Social Work Club - Heather Koontz & Daryl Dowdy - Kreider Room | |
| 26 | 4:00 p.m. | Reading and Conversation - Rebecca McClanahan - Musselman Library | |
| April | 2 | 4:00-5:30 p.m. | "Celebration of Women's Voices" - Library Reading Room |
| 2 | 8:00-9:30 p.m. | "Women's Liberation Movement" - Film - Julia Reichart - Stutzman | |
| 3 |
4:00 p.m. | Poetry Reading - Becca J.R. Lachman - Library Reading Room - CANCELLED | |
| 3 | 6:00-8:00 p.m. | Etiquette Diner - Student Life - A/B Room Marbeck - RSVP to Career Development Center required | |
| 10 | 7:00 p.m. | C Henry Smith Oratory Contest | |
| 18 | 9:30 p.m. | "I'm Here, I'm Queer, and I Have a Story." - Ramseyer Auditorium | |
| 23 | 7:00 p.m. | "The Whistleblower" - Movie and discussion - Social Work Club - Centennial Hall 205 |
